Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Perpignan (66701)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 118 336 120 235 121 920
Working age adult in % 65,7 67,0 67,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 54,0 52,3 54,2
 including unemployed workers in % 11,7 14,7 12,9
Economically inactive people in % 34,3 33,0 32,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,1 10,1 10,6
 including retirees in % 9,3 6,9 5,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 14,9 16,1 16,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 121 920 81 769 67,1 66 024 54,2
 15 to 24 years old 24 561 9 325 38,0 6 009 24,5
 25 to 54 years old 72 602 59 069 81,4 48 636 67,0
 55 to 64 years old 24 757 13 376 54,0 11 379 46,0
Male 58 487 41 171 70,4 33 438 57,2
 15 to 24 years old 12 493 5 102 40,8 3 278 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 34 392 29 562 86,0 24 606 71,5
 55 to 64 years old 11 602 6 508 56,1 5 554 47,9
Female 63 433 40 598 64,0 32 586 51,4
 15 to 24 years old 12 068 4 223 35,0 2 731 22,6
 25 to 54 years old 38 210 29 507 77,2 24 030 62,9
 55 to 64 years old 13 156 6 868 52,2 5 825 44,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 54,2
Unemployed workers 12,9
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 16,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 77 482 63 716 80 428 62 776 83 077 67 735
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 632 608 376 360 394 367
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 899 5 430 6 156 5 414 6 854 6 235
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 614 8 021 8 654 8 116 9 262 8 735
 Intermediate professions 17 838 16 083 19 257 16 685 21 325 18 835
 Employees 25 297 20 511 26 127 19 768 25 796 20 560
 Workers 17 584 13 061 17 732 12 432 17 421 13 003
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 13 822 17 672 15 745
Unemployment rate in % 17,8 21,9 19,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,5 44,8 35,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,7 19,9 17,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,0 14,4 14,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 34,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,2
2 years at university 12,9
3 to 4 years at university 10,3
5 years or more at university 9,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 85 483 85 384 91 824
Working age adult living in the area 64 709 63 904 67 294
Occupational concentration by industry 132,1 133,6 136,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,2 49,8 49,3
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 85 483 100,0 85 384 100,0 91 824 100,0
Employee 73 763 86,3 73 175 85,7 77 979 84,9
 including women 37 815 44,2 37 615 44,1 40 235 43,8
 including partial time jobs 14 428 16,9 14 430 16,9 14 125 15,4
Non-employee 11 720 13,7 12 209 14,3 13 846 15,1
 including women 4 098 4,8 4 355 5,1 5 218 5,7
 including partial time jobs 1 355 1,6 1 726 2,0 2 096 2,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 92 498 100,0
Farmer operators 428 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 795 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 135 13,1
Intermediate professions 26 705 28,9
Employees 28 186 30,5
Workers 17 249 18,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 0,9 0,5 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,6 7,5 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,5 13,2 13,1
Intermediate professions 26,6 28,0 28,9
Employees 32,0 31,4 30,5
Workers 20,4 19,3 18,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 85 099 100,0 85 626 100,0 92 498 100,0 49,2 86,3
Agriculture 1 622 1,9 1 209 1,4 1 195 1,3 27,6 66,4
Industry 5 087 6,0 5 342 6,2 5 314 5,7 28,9 89,0
Construction 7 011 8,2 6 233 7,3 7 293 7,9 11,4 74,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 40 410 47,5 40 699 47,5 45 422 49,1 45,6 84,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 30 969 36,4 32 142 37,5 33 274 36,0 66,3 91,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 29,5 23,9
Industry 28,9 29,7
Construction 14,0 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 37,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,1 58,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.